Mine-like explosion simulator
AssigneePacific Coast Systems
InventorsDiana P. Schaeffer, Cindy G. Gibson
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Abstract
Mine-like explosion simulators are disclosed herein. According to aspects illustrated herein, a landmine simulator device includes a blast fixture; a lower portion of said blast fixture having a proximal end, a distal end and a hollow area therebetween, said hollow area being configured so as to direct channeling of an audio signature internally for maximum sound; and a top portion of said blast fixture having a top plate and a blast cover, said top plate having an opening for engaging and aligning with said proximal end of said lower portion, and said blast cover being configured so as to release a visible signature externally for maximum exposure.
Claims20
A landmine simulator device comprising:
- a blast fixture;
- a lower portion of said blast fixture having a proximal end, a distal end and a hollow area therebetween, said hollow area being configured so as to direct channeling of an audio signature internally for maximum sound;
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- a top portion of said blast fixture having a top plate and a blast cover, said top plate having an opening for engaging and aligning with said proximal end of said lower portion, and said blast cover being configured so as to release a visible signature externally for maximum exposure.
A landmine training system comprising:
- a landmine training simulator device having:
- a blast fixture;
- a lower portion of said blast fixture having a proximal end, a distal end and a hollow area therebetween, said hollow area being configured so as to direct channeling of an audio signature internally for maximum sound;
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- a top portion of said blast fixture having a top plate and a blast cover, said top plate having an opening for engaging and aligning with said proximal end of said lower portion, and said blast cover being configured so as to release a visible signature externally for maximum exposure;
- a firing unit operable to simulate one or more distinct signatures of an explosive device;
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- a power pack operable to provide power to, and control operation of, said firing unit.
A landmine training system comprising:
- a landmine training simulator device having:
- a blast fixture;
- a lower portion of said blast fixture having a proximal end, a distal end and a hollow area therebetween, said hollow area being configured so as to direct channeling of an audio signature internally for maximum sound;
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- a top portion of said blast fixture having a top plate and a blast cover,
- said top plate having an opening for engaging and aligning with said proximal end of said lower portion, and
- said blast cover including a top wall and two side walls sloping down so as to engage said top plate, and being configured so as to release a visible signature externally for maximum exposure, and being configured so as to produce a concussion effect,
- said two side walls interrupted with at least one opening so as to release excess pressure resulting from a detonation;
- a firing unit positioned within said distal end of said lower portion and operable to simulate an audio and a visible signature of a type classified round, said firing unit including two receptacles each capable of receiving at least two different types of type classified rounds, each of said receptacles having a first boring having a first diameter, a second boring having a second diameter, which is greater than said first diameter, and a third boring positioned between said first boring and said second boring, said third boring having a third diameter, which is greater than said first diameter but less than said second diameter;
- a power pack in operable communication with said firing unit, said power pack providing power to control operation of said firing unit, said power pack having multi-triggering user-controlled capabilities chosen from one of radio-controlled (RC) detonation, victim-operated (VO) detonation, command/hard wired (CW) detonation, disable power/jamming functions, or combinations thereof;
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- at least one external triggering device in operable communication with said power pack by way of plug and play cable connection, said triggering device controllable by a user to trigger detonation of said type classified rounds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.